STUDY: Interacting with these popular right-leaning comedy podcasters can turn your TikTok feed into a swamp of Andrew Tate-style misogyny and conspiracy theories
STUDY: Interacting with these popular right-leaning comedy podcasters can turn your TikTok feed into a swamp of Andrew Tate-style misogyny and conspiracy theories
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STUDY: Interacting with these popular right-leaning comedy podcasters can turn your TikTok feed into a swamp of Andrew Tate-style misogyny and conspiracy theories
- TikTok’s recommendation algorithm began quickly and progressively populating our For You Page with right-wing conspiracy theories and toxic masculinity content.
- Of the 425 videos coded, 121 (28%) contained conspiracy theories and 70 (16%) contained toxic masculinity content.
- Our For You Page also contained content promoting medical misinformation, doomsday prepping, racism, right-wing media, and transphobia.